IIT will hold the first ever IIT Build-It Competition: An Impromptu Design Competition, from 8:30 am – 3 pm on Saturday, April 6. Build-It is an applied science competition where teams of high school students compete against each other to design and build the best solution to an engineering problem using the materials provided.

The competition is open to all high schools in Chicago and it requires no preparation prior to the competition day. Each school will be allowed to bring a maximum of two teams of five (or less) students each. There is no registration fee and lunch will be complementary for our guests. Prizes will be given to the top three teams.